First of all, how about Holland! Finally this VM is getting interesting. It is no fun when the favourites always win.

Anyway, I decided to take a very effective 35 minute pass with focus on some hill intervals. Mörksuggejakten starts with a lovely little hill so if I can get up that quickly and smoothly, I can get to the fun bits.

I just went to the gravel trail which goes up from Sävedalen S towards Björndammen since this is not smooth and is just long enough to roll back down and then start again without any real rest. I chose a 419m section starting at a singletrack intersection and then stopping at the sign which points towards Björndammensterassen. This is only 26m vertical but it is a steady climb which means a 6% grade. So I did this 5 times on a pretty lagom gear so I would feel it in my legs. And on the last one I continued up to terassen. Then I headed back home along the nice trails.

This was extremely effective. The only disadvantage was the mosquitos.